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2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the 12th most popular major in the country with 141,046 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,494 and had an average of $25,120 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 7,588 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,468 and $28,144 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,600 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 67 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#22 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Crookston, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $5,832 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston.

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#2

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Truman State University is located in Kirksville, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

Truman State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Truman State University is $7,564 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Minot State University

Minot, North Dakota
#16 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. MSU is a public institution located in Minot, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MSU is $8,923 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Winona State is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Winona State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Winona State is $12,381 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Cloud State University is $10,688 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 85 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $11,057 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#7

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Bemidji State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bemidji State University is a public institution located in Bemidji, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bemidji State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bemidji State University is $10,632 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 229 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also took the #18 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,490 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNOMAHA.

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#9

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 89 students in 2019-2020.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,092 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UND.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Fort Hays State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $9,464 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Fort Hays State University.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,524 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Dakota State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#12

Wayne State College

Wayne, Nebraska

Wayne State College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wayne, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,333 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wayne State College.

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With a ranking of #13, Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marshall, Minnesota. It awarded 19 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Southwest Minnesota State University is $10,801 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Missouri Southern State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Missouri Southern is $7,882 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#15

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Central Missouri ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 148 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UCM is $10,608 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#16

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas
#25 in overall quality

Emporia State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

ESU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Emporia State University is $11,624 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#17

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri

Missouri Western State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Saint Joseph, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $8,762 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Missouri Western.

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#17 in overall quality

Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 32 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k list, MSU Moorhead has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $12,484 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#19

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Southeast Missouri State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 67 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $9,092 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

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#20

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Saint Louis University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $20,051 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SLU.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#21

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#21 in overall quality

Park University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend Park University is $13,622 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#22

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#11 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 134 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Metro State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Metropolitan State University is $14,388 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#23

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

With a ranking of #23, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $14,388 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#24

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

Wichita State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend WSU is $11,642 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#25

Simpson College

Indianola, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, Simpson College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Simpson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianola, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Simpson College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,357 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Simpson College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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